Question: When exposed to sodium hydroxide, Aspartame can undergo saponification. Draw the expected product of the reaction. Then, using pKa values for the 1 fully

When exposed to sodium hydroxide, Aspartame can undergo saponification. Draw the expected 

When exposed to sodium hydroxide, Aspartame can undergo saponification. Draw the expected product of the reaction. Then, using pKa values for the 1 fully protonated forms of aspartic acid (pka's 1.9, 3.7, and 9.6) and phenyl alanine (pka's 1.8 and 9.1), estimate what the pH at which the new product formed will be neutral. pka (OH) = 2.9 HO By +HN pKa (NH3*) = 7.3 Aspartame OCH3 Saponification with NaOH

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